英语词汇d for pence的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	d for pence
词源	d (for pence). Why is the British written abbreviation for pence or pennies d and for the pound L? The abbreviations ac- tually go back to Roman times in Britain when the Latin de- narius, “penny,” was shortened to d and libra, “pound,” was shortened to l.
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